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Santa Cruz Barrillas

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Guatemala Human Rights Commission

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Guatemala Human Rights Commission

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Guatemala Human Rights Commission (GHRC) (n.d.). Santa Cruz Barillas [website]. Available at: https://www.ghrc-usa.org/our-work/current-cases/santa-cruz-barillas/

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Synopsis

Web page reporting on human rights abuses against indigenous women and men environmental human rights defenders, who were protesting against the construction of a hydroelectric dam in the Cambalam River in Guatemala.

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Addressing Gender-Based Violence
Energy and Infrastructure, Hydropower
Guatemala, Latin America and the Caribbean
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Web Story

Sustainable Development Goals

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